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Social Media Misinformation Wars: How Message Features, Political Cynicism, and Conspiracy Beliefs Shape Government-Led Public Health Debunking Effectiveness

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Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly

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Abstract

Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Volume 103, Issue 1, Page 161-193, March 2026.
This study investigates the effectiveness of public health institutions’ misinformation debunking on social media by examining the impact of message features—social media intermediaries, message framing, and social cues—alongside the moderating roles of ...